Topics from July 2019
- Why did the founders of Vijayanagara give it this name?
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- Why Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan is considered a great Pandyan ruler?
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- Why did the Bahmani king go to war with the Vijayanagara kingdom?
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- Why does the Hoysala dynasty have a special place in history?
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- Who were the Kakatiyas?
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- Who built the royal city of Kumbakonam?
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- Who is Bahubali?
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- When was the first mosque in India built?
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- Why is the Konark Temple unique?
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- Who were the Chalukyas?
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- Who was Bhavabhuti?
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- What is Sati?
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- How did Shahi kingdom come to its end?
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- Why did the rule of the Rajputs decline?
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- What is Tantricism?
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- Who were the Pratiharas?
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- Who built the Khajuraho temples?
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- Which Indian emperor established important diplomatic relations with China?
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- Which are the two Tamil epics written in the ancient India?
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- Which powerful kingdom is also known as Tondainadu?
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- Which dynasty used Kannada for administrative purposes?
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- What is ‘The Rustless Wonder’ that belonged to the Gupta period?
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- What is the mythological significance of the lkshvaku dynasty?
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- Who was Vindhyasakti?
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- Which was the other important university in ancient India?
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- Were there universities in ancient India?
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- Who was Aryabhatta?
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- Which Chinese traveller visited India and wrote a detailed account of Chandragupta’s reign?
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- Who is the great Indian playwright who flourished during the Gupta period?
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- Why the Gupta period is called the Golden Age in Indian history?
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- Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
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- Why did Chandragupta II take the name Vikramaditya?
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- Who were the greatest rulers of the Gupta dynasty?
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- Why are Chola kings considered to be great patrons of architecture?
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- Who is the author of Thirukural?
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- Why is the Sangam Era known by that name?
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- Why was the southern part of the country known as Dakshinapatha?
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- Which is the oldest Dravidian language?
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- Who ruled South India between 400 BC and 300 AD?
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- Who is the author of Natyashastra, the canon of Indian classical dance and drama?
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- Who is the father of modern surgery?
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- Which is the oldest textbook of Ayurveda?
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- Who built the city of Kanishkapuram?
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- Which dynasty opened the Silk Road?
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- Who were the Satavahanas?
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- How did Megasthenes describe the people of Pataliputra?
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- What happened to Ashoka after the battle of Kalinga?
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- Who was King Milinda?
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- What medium did Ashoka use to spread his messages?
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- Who is the most renowned Mauryan emperor?
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- Who was Chandragupta’s prime minister?
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- How did the Maurya Empire get its name?
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- How did Alexander’s invasion influence Indian societies?
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- Did Alexander build cities in India?
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- What did Alexander do to King Porus of Jhelum?
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- Who was Alexander the Great?
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- What is special about the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra?
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- Which is the oldest university of India?
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- What are the Jatakas?
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- What are the Tripitakas?
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- Why were there no images or sculptures of Buddha for a long time?
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- Why did the Buddhists start carving temples out of huge rocks in caves?
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- What is Vajrayana Buddhism?
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- What are the two distinct forms of Buddhism?
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- What was the purpose of the Great Buddhist Council?
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- Why did Siddhartha renounce the world and become Buddha?
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- What are the two main sects of Jainism?
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- Who was Mahavira?
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- Why were the Nandas very powerful?
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- Was there an Indian King who replicated the Trojan horse trick?
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- Who was the great king of Magadha?
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- Do the Egyptian pyramids and the Megalithic graves of South India have anything in common?
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- What are Mahajanapadas?
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- What is the Ashvamedha yagna?
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- What are the two great epics of India?
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- Are the Upanishads parts of the Vedas?
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- What are the four Vedas and why are they considered sacred?
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- How was the Aryan society structured?
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- Which is the oldest literary document of India?
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- Who were the Aryans?
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- Why are fossils of fish and other marine animals found in the Himalayas?
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- Why is the Chalcolithic Age known by that name?
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- What was the major occupation of the people of Harappa?
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- What led to the decline of the Harappan Civilization?
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- What is the significance of the citadel in the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
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- Why is the Indus Valley Civilization said to be the largest ancient civilization?
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- What kinds of ornaments did the people of the civilization wear?
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- How well designed were the cities of Harappa?
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- What was the Harappan language like?
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- Did agriculture flourish in the Harappan Civilization?
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